Comparison

■ Minesweeper vs When? Timeline Game

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

■ Minesweeper

Uncover all squares without hitting mines in this classic logic puzzle. Mark suspected mines with flags and use numbers to deduce their locations. Features multiple difficulty levels for a challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Logical deduction puzzles
  • Flagging suspected mines
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Easy-to-use interface
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Classic Minesweeper game ready for you. Standard game rules with best and easy use. The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all the squares on a grid that do not contain mines without being "blown up" by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of the mines is discovered through a logical process (but that sometimes results in ambiguity). Clicking on the game board will reveal what is hidden underneath the chosen square or squares (a large number of blank squares [bordering 0 mines] may be revealed in one go if they are adjacent to each other). Some squares are blank while others contain numbers (from 1 to 8), with each number being the number of mines adjacent to the uncovered square. To help the player avoid hitting a mine, the location of a suspected mine can be marked by flagging it with the flag button. The game is won once all blank or numbered squares have been uncovered by the player without hitting a mine; any remaining mines not identified by flags are automatically flagged by the computer. However, in the event that a game is lost and the player had mistakenly flagged a safe square, that square will either appear with a red X, or else a red X covering the mine (both denoting the square as safe). The game board comes in three set sizes with a predetermined number of mines: "Beginner", "Intermediate", and "Expert" option is available as well.

About

When? Timeline Game

Features
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How well do you really know when things happened? When? is a timeline game where history comes alive. You're given a deck of real events, from ancient empires to the modern era, and one simple challenge: place them in the right order. Sounds easy. It rarely is. Play your way: Daily Challenge — A new puzzle every day, the same for everyone. Climb the leaderboard and see how you stack up. Marathon — Draw a card every time you get one right. Build the longest timeline you can before it all unravels. Casual — No stakes, no pressure. Just you, history, and a bit of curiosity. Every round teaches you something new. Every streak makes you want one more.

Screenshots

■ Minesweeper4 screens
When? Timeline Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: When? Timeline Game at none against ■ Minesweeper's shown. ■ Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

■ Minesweeper ships an update every 2 months, When? Timeline Game every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
■ Minesweeper versus When? Timeline Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter■ MinesweeperWhen? Timeline Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperADIOS YAZILIM BILISIM SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIEDWARD CHARLES MUIR

In-app purchases

None

■ Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

When? Timeline Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ■ Minesweeper free?
■ Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is When? Timeline Game free?
When? Timeline Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ■ Minesweeper or When? Timeline Game have ads?
■ Minesweeper shows ads; When? Timeline Game does not.
Which is updated more often, ■ Minesweeper or When? Timeline Game?
■ Minesweeper ships an update every 2 months, and When? Timeline Game every 6 months. Most recently, ■ Minesweeper was updated on October 13, 2026 and When? Timeline Game on October 4, 2026.

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